Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mozambique
Mozambique: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 6.01 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mozambique stood at 6.01. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mozambique peaked at 24.42 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.01, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 22nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.81 | 18.13 | 24.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.48 | 10.16 | 17.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 | 6.97 | 9.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 | 6.01 | 6.87 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4855 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 64 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mozambique?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mozambique was 6.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 24.42 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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